Category Archives: Vocabularies

派字歌

Posted on December 30, 2024 by timlyg

派字歌/行辈字派: Generation name. Words formed in some poem to be used each character a generation consecutively. Everything about Chinese names:

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Journal of the Week

Posted on December 30, 2024 by timlyg

1/3/2024 Famous photo of New York Skyline lit up with Easter crosses in 1956: Came across this fun fact of the NYC Skyline from ReformedForum @12:36. 12/30/2024 How to pronounce Fogo de Chao? fogo-dje-shown, which means fire on the ground. … Continue reading →

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Journal of the Week

Posted on December 20, 2024 by timlyg

12/21/2024 获罪于天，无所祷也 出自《论语》八佾篇: 意思是一个人如果得罪了上天，他就没有什么地方可去祷告了 12/19/2024 Martial art expert 孙禄堂 is known for mastering all three internal art (内拳) and wrote each a book. I have downloaded all three (八卦，太極，形意) in PDF into my digital library from Scribd. Two of which … Continue reading →

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Vocabulary: 撩

Posted on December 10, 2024 by timlyg

To flirt. 撩妹。

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Vocabulary: Scrupulous

Posted on December 5, 2024 by timlyg

Obsession with something, usually morality, religion. The fundamentalists are scrupulous in obeying God, I believe. Such as a the Pharisees. Faithfulness is key, not scrupulous obedience, which is like mere loyalty.

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Vocabulary: 不惜名誉

Posted on December 3, 2024 by timlyg

Shamelessly

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Vocabulary：清官难断家务事

Posted on December 3, 2024 by timlyg

意思是家庭事务错综复杂，虽廉洁公正的官吏亦难论断其是非。 Domestic disputes are above outsiders' paygrade, even for an upright judge. This of course, requires a kind of God-fearing wisdom.

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Vocabulary：褒贬不一

Posted on December 3, 2024 by timlyg

褒贬不一 = mixed reviews. 意思是指不能确定是否为褒义或贬义

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Journal of the Week

Posted on October 21, 2024 by timlyg

10/24/2024 I woke up today with an old film in mind, Life is Beautiful (1997). I thought of it because though a great art, it has no allusion to Christ or the true Christian life in it, obviously. So, it … Continue reading →

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On Capitalism

Posted on October 11, 2024 by timlyg

The benefit of it is obvious. And Americans the likes of Ben Shapiro love promoting Capitalism. Especially when the only alternative is communism. However, these aren't the only two choices. It should be more complex. Here I will focus more … Continue reading →

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